A restaurant experience inspired by the Mary Poppins film is being held in Chelmsford where it feels like you’re having dinner on the rooftops of London.

It's called Mary Lobbins and the whole night is themed around the world’s most famous nanny.

The event is described as a four-course, banquet-style night out complete with actors playing the part of the film’s most popular characters including Mary herself of course and Burt, the cheerful chimney sweep.

Guests will sit together at long tables in a room which has been made to look like the rooftops of London complete with set-piece chimneys. There will even be a smoking chimney on each table to add to the atmosphere.

'Mary' will be looking after guests all night (Image: Dirty Lobster)

There will be a four-course meal on offer and in between each course will be a Mary Poppins-themed act. Mary and Burt will be entertaining the crowds with songs and dance routines inspired by the film, and they’ll be joined by a troupe of dancing chimney sweeps. You’ll even get to find out what’s in Mary’s bottomless carpet bag.

Mary Lobbins is being put on by Dirty Lobster – the events company which is holding pop-up lobster restaurants and the Alice in Lobsterland nights in Chelmsford this year.

The Mary Lobbins nights will be held at a secret location in Chelmsford on October 26, 27 and 28.

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The food is mainly British cuisine, to tie in with London, although lobster will be making an appearance in the main course. The starter is a mini roast dinner with tiny portion of Yorkshire pudding, meat and vegetables.

There are vegetarian and vegan options available for all courses too.

Part of the scenario is that the guests are playing the part of the children in the story, and they are being ‘looked after’ by Mary and Burt throughout the evening. Diners are even given ‘homework’ before they attend the night, which is to make their own kite and bring it with them.

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Tomo has sourced some of the best lobsters around (Image: Dirty Lobster)

“Once the food is finished and the actors are back, there’s music and everyone starts going crazy,” said Tomo Travelskie, the founder of Dirty Lobster. “This is quite a musical event, there’s lots of singing and dancing and songs which are inspired by the Mary Poppins film. The chimney sweeps do a dance like the favourite chimney sweep scene in the film and Mary and Burt join in too.

“At the end of the night everyone flies their kites at the same time that they’ve made, it’s really good fun.”

Tomo decided to put the Mary Lobbins event on in October to tie in with the release of the Mary Poppins’ remake. Tim Burton has remade the classic movie which now stars Emily Blunt and Ben Whishaw, and it will have the trademark dark feel of the award-winning director’s movies.

Dirty Lobster is a pop-up dining experience (Image: Dirty Lobster)

Trained chef Tomo, who works at The Savoy in London, started the Dirty Lobster company after developing a passion for lobster when he went travelling around America and Canada. He told Essex Live that he came back from his travels determined to source the best, affordable lobster and offer it to more customers through his own company.

Tomo, who's from Essex, found that one of the biggest suppliers of lobster in the country was the Mersea Colchester Oystery, which is his main source for his fine dining restaurant pop-ups. He previously ran pop-up events in London and he's now on a mission to bring the same experiences to Essex.